Cinematographer
Kimio Watanabe
108 years · Chiba Prefecture, Japan · 54 films
Known more as a cinematographer throughout the 1940s to the 1960s in Japan, Kimio Watanabe (1918–1983) has a decorated career in film. One of his productions, The White Heron, was screened and nominated for the Palme d’Or in the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. Watanabe also lent his skills to Kon Ichikawa – the director of Tokyo Olympiad – in his classic Bridge of Japan.
Best known for
Filmography 54
The Cliff of Time
1971 · Cinematography
The Falcon Fighters
1969 · Cinematography
The Sea Anemone
1969 · Cinematography
School for Thieves
1968 · Cinematography
The Last Loyalty Offering
1967 · Cinematography
The Sister Gamblers
1967 · Cinematography
Patriotism
1966 · Cinematography
Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory
1965 · Cinematography, Screenplay
The Story of a Blind Woman
1965 · Cinematography
Clamouring Canines
1964 · Cinematography
Black Challenger
1964 · Cinematography
Zero Escape Visibility
1963 · Cinematography
When Women Lie
1963 · Cinematography
Teinen Taishoku
1963 · Cinematography
Akiko
1962 · Cinematography
Friendship on Bullethole Street
1960 · Cinematography
Ore no namida wa amakunai
1960 · Cinematography
The Song Lantern
1960 · Cinematography
The Wandering Princess
1960 · Cinematography
On Criterion Channel
The Snowy Heron
1958 · Cinematography
Accomplice
1958 · Cinematography
Tainted Flowers
1958 · Cinematography
Dohyō monogatari
1958 · Cinematography
Symphony of Love
1958 · Cinematography